Sprawled - Poison Dart Frog
by Nikolyn McDonald
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Sprawled - Poison Dart Frog
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Nikolyn McDonald
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A blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) sprawled on a red-orange bromeliad flower looks as if it was trying to avoid the plant's spiky petals - and it probably was. Soon after I took this photo, the tropical frog, indigenous to Central and South America, moved into a more comfortable position on the surface of one of the petals. Called dart frogs or arrow frogs because Amerindians used toxins some of them secreted to poison the tips of their blow darts, the main defense of these small amphibians lies in their bright colors which warn off predators.
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March 19th, 2017
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